A/N: this is mostly Kise-centric...

It was the day after their practice match with Seirin when Kise saw Kaede as someone else. He was thinking about Kuroko's choice, words and his intentions and then he passed by a dojo. Kaijo seemed so high tech and modern, so it surprised him to see a dojo , he decided to check just a little and since the place is a bit secluded, he could hide from his fans, (seriously, sometimes he gets a headache with their constant following). He even changed number multiple times and he swears he has the feeling that a secret camera's implanted in his house.

Kise peaked and saw mostly men hitting each other with wooden sticks, they were wearing some hard shoulder pads, chest armor and a weird helmet. He leans on the entrance door frame and decided to watch for a while, he was glued to one match. Since basketball requires constant activity, somehow he was amazed to watch a sports which looks more traditional and elegant in his eyes. He also liked one of the players, the player on the right side, Kise thinks he looks cool and he's good, like he was able to counter every hit and deliver good ones.

"Three points" a referee said and raised a mini flag. "Winner, Kaede." He announced and the winner, the player on the right, removed the helmet, Kise was surprised to see his claustrophobic lab partner, Kaede Hinowa as she bows to her opponent and then to the referee before she excused herself and sat on a bench nearby.

Kaede? Kaede's into Kendo? He was about to move further but noticed a familiar flock of girls coming nearby. Kise stopped watching and decided to walk again, feeling novel as he discovered something, well...he knew she could be a player of that sport because she carries the wooden stick sometimes, but seeing her actual game surprised him, Kaede was good, he can tell.

"You're part of the Kendo team, Kaedechii~" Kise teased as he sits beside her.

"Ehhh? Kaedechii, that's disgusting! Remove that suffix." Kaede said.

"Also..why are you with Kasamatsu-senpai, Kaedecchi?" Kise asked because he saw them talking to each other at lunch time.

"Well..." she can't think of an answer, so as a scapegoat, she opened her lab manual and started writing some things.

"But Kaedechii..." Kise decided to sneak at what she's doing and then he moved closer (as in closer), to peak at the lab manual. "You're doing the answer sheet already?"

"Yes, so that we could finish early later." She said as she answers, however she felt something slightly tug at her shoulder so she glanced at her side and saw Kise, again, breaking the one foot rule and was one cm close to her face, he was looking at the worksheet and humming as he checks on the answers. Heat rose to her face and she instantly hit him in the gut using her elbow pushing him away from her.

"Owww! Kaedechii, what's with that? Are you still claustrophobic of me? We've been partners for a month now." Kise rubbed the part hit by her elbow and sat on his seat again.

"Just follow the rule and we'll be okay." She said, her eyes dead lock on the lab manual again. Her attitude confuses him sometimes, she's nice and cute but when he closes their distance a bit, she gets all edgy and hits him with anything that her hand can make out, sometimes her hits are worse than his captain's.

"You seem fine with Kasamatsu-senpai..." and she intensified her glare at him. Is Kasamatsu-senpai a sensitive topic for her?

He decided to watch her practice during their break time, again, until it became a habit, of course, it was also beneficial for him because the dojo entrance seemed to be his hiding place, the only place he could go away from fans, from autographs and some stalkers. The Kendo club only have selected days of practice but she's always there.

One time when Kise was about to head to the dojo, he saw his captain, somehow on his way there too. Being a sneaky one, he decided to hide near a tree and spy on Kasamatsu. The third year stood in front of the entrance, Kaede came out after a while and Kasamatsu ruffled her hair making the girl annoyed at him.

Ehhh? Isn't cap too close to Kaedechii? Kise thought as the two people he's watching laugh at each other, he knows that his captain's not doing well with girls but he seems fine with his lab partner.

'So 5pm, saturday in front of the town plaza?' Kaede said and Kise heard that. They're going on a date? He saw his captain stutter something inaudible for him while Kaede cackles at his reaction.

Kise was on his way home from a sports shop, the truth is, its really difficult and dangerous for him to be in public places right now, girls suddenly flock on him and ask for pictures and autographs, it's fine, really, but things just get delayed if he must stop to entertain them every once in a while. He ceased his stroll when he saw someone familiar to him, that someone is currently behind high grass, seemingly hiding and is peaking at something in front of her, he glanced at his watch and then remembered that 'someone who's hiding' has a date at 5pm, if he heard correctly, that someone or rather she, stood up and dusted her pants but her eyes were still looking at the same spot.

Somehow, Kise got interested with her cerulean eyes, they have a hint of happiness on it but seemed quite sad, he wants to call her but Kaede might run away, so he decided to check on what she's looking and he was really surprised to see his captain talking with another girl, afterwards he went inside with her in the cinema. Kise was actually surprised and concerned for his classmate right now.

"Kise-kun?" He heard her call, she must have seen him staring in front as well. "W-what are you doing here?"

"I went to a sports shop." He answered, somehow he took note of her teary eyes. "I just saw captain with another girl."

"Yeah, that's my sister." When he heard her answer, he wanted to comfort her. That's like the worst thing ever!

"Kaedecchi?"

"I know they've liked each other for a long time but they're just too stupid not to admit it." He watched as she looked at the empty space in front of her.

"Can I ask you something, Kaedechii?" He wanted to ask a lot of things actually, like 'why do you always avoid me?' but figures he should encourage her right now.

"Yes?"

"If you have so much lingering feelings for someone, why don't you snatch him away? even if he's currently in love with a person close to you..." that's bad, he knows, but if you love someone, you should fight until the end, right? "A love where you can only look at the other person is really futile."

"Both person are important to me, right?" She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "If I have to break the happiness of the people I love, I'd rather hurt myself than do that."

Somehow Kise stood on his spot, surprised with her answer, he's adored by a lot of people but he's not sure if he have felt that way...if he have felt selflessly in love, he stares at the girl in front of him and a smile crept on his face then he walks up to her. "But that's too bad, what if he's the only one destined to have a relationship with you, Kaedecchi? Won't you be worried to be single for the rest of your life?" He teased and somehow that annoys the girl in front of him.

"Arrogant! Just because you're loved by a lot of girls!"

"Being loved and falling in love are two different things, right?" Kise grinned and then walked closer to her suddenly slinging an arm at her shoulder and said "The one you love is lucky, Kaedecchiii~" she looked up to him and he was staring down at her at the same time.

Somehow he felt there's something that happened with that staring contest, because he felt his heart race faster than usual however, Kaede suddenly kicked him in the shin and ran away bellowing 'Too close, Idiot!' and she disappeared from his sight but left him half in pain and half in amusement.

Replay (Re-evaluation, Kaede-centric)

Kaede glanced at her watch, she feels nervous, her plan must succeed this time, She watched Kasamatsu from across the town plaza near a tree and some tall bushes. He looks edgy, Haha. Kaede thought as she watched the third year pace right and left, probably rehearsing his confession methods.

She checks her phone to see if her sister texted something, and she placed it back her pocket when she got nothing. Kaede smirked as she remembered her sister's reaction when Kasamatsu gave the tickets, both of their faces were like the glowing red light of a police car.

"Kasamatsu-kun." Kaede heard that familiar voice so she hid behind the tall grass. That was her sister, with a bright smile, running towards the guy, she watched as the two of them talk to each other and Kasamatsu getting all shy and fidgety.

"Good for you..." she sniffed, ever since they were little, she knew of this infatuation and she honestly wants to cry at this moment, and she did. Kaede wiped a tear off her eye. 'Sis is so lucky to have someone like Matsu-nii...I wonder, when will I meet the right person for me? ...well...they say that in order to love someone, I should empty this heart of mine... she stood up and dusted her pants, her eyes still in front of her. However, when she looked at her left, she saw someone standing, eyes also fixated at the space previously occupied by the two lovebirds.

"Kise-kun?" Is God playing with me right now? "W-what are you doing here?"

"I went to a sports shop." He looked surprised but he was staring at her. "I just saw captain with another girl."

"Yeah, that's my sister." She answered, she wonders how Kasamatsu will react if he knew that his annoying member saw him having first date blues.

"Kaedecchi?" She looked at him, feeling irritated with that nickname.

"I know they've liked each other for a long time but they're just too stupid not to admit it." She stared in front of the plaza again.

"Can I ask you something, Kaedechii?" Kaede glanced at him, somehow his voice sounded different, serious, not like his usual playful one.

"Yes?"

"If you have so much lingering feelings for someone, why don't you just snatch him away? even if he's currently in love with a person close to you..." his question surprised her, then his eyes changed from playful to domineering attractive ones. " A love where you can only look at the other person is really futile."

'Is he talking about my feelings for him? Why put a logic like that though? Is he in love with a friend of mine...impossble, if he knew my feelings he wouldn't talk to me like this and he'll treat me like an annoying fan' she looked at him. "Both person are important to me, right?" She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "If I have to break the happiness of the people I love, I'd rather hurt myself, than do that." She said looking down at her feet.

"But that's too bad, what if he's the only one destined to have a relationship with you, Kaedecchi? Won't you be worried to be single for the rest of your life?" He said in a teasing tone. 'Grrr! Where's the Kendo stick when you need it?!

"Arrogant! Just because you're loved by a lot of girls!"

"Being loved and falling in love are two different things, right?" He answered with a smile that she thinks will be more powerful to use on her when she needs a defibrillator, it can make her heart beat again, that smile that sends shiver down to her spine, it was so amazing that she have to look away to hide her embarassment.

Kise grinned and then walked closer to her suddenly slinging an arm at her shoulder and said "The one you love is lucky, Kaedecchiii~" she looked up to him and he was staring down at her at the same time.

When their eyes met, it was like she was shot in the heart and everything around her stopped. Isn't this what she was yearning for? Isn't his attention the one she longs for? Isn't his heart the one she wanted to capture? Having this thoughts was hurting her because it makes her hopes high and she knows what she wished for... will never come true.

Kaede kicked him in the shin "You're too close, Idiot!" When he was forced to let go, she stormed off, she looked back and saw him still looking at her, with a smile. Her hand crept up to her chest. 'Please...Stop, Just stop.'

A/N: this is like a summary type story, so lesser dialogues... sorry if its a bit fast paced hahaha. :)